Little Introspections - piano improvisations

by Chris Conway

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19.	The King Of Plinkety Plonk 00:42	buy track
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about

Simply Capture A Feeling...
25 miniature piano improvisations, each recorded on separate warm summer nights.

My 7th album of piano improvisations. On past ones I've explored many formats - shorter tracks, longer tracks, and some 1 hour long tracks. My last one Spring Full Moon Solitude, recorded at full moon, following the pandemic, contained mostly sparse, atonal pieces.

On this album wanted to record many very short pieces, simply capturing a feeling, or my mood - and stop. I used an idea I used on my first piano improvisation album “Glisten”, of only recording one piece in a day. This way I would approach each piece fresh. I did allow myself to listen to the previous piece so I would not do one too similar.

And here they are. Preludes? Interludes? Listening back I felt many were introspective, thoughtful, wistful perhaps. Hence the term “Introspections”. In my teens I wrote many very short pieces I called Essences. (some I recorded and expanded on my debut piano album Sanctuary - aka Piano Natural). To capture the essence a feeling. So in a way these are improvised Essences.

Whatever they are called, I hope you will enjoy them, and perhaps feel a little as I did when I recorded them on those hot August nights.
- CC

PS. The title of track 19.
Years ago I played at a publicity event for a play at the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester. I thanked the new manager for the gig, and she said, “Well I asked around, and everyone said that you are the King of Plinkety Plonk!” :-)

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released September 2, 2022

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Chris Conway Leicester

Chris Conway is a superlative jazz pianist.
Modern, atmospheric ECM, blues, Latin and other styles mix, match & alternate.

He also is a wonderful jazz singer and writer of jazz songs.

In jazz he has worked with Guy Barker, Andy Sheppard, Stan Sulzman, Martin Speake and the legendary Finnish sax player Sakari Kukko (leader of Piirpauke band) amongst others. ... more

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discography

Little Introspections - piano improvisations

Sep 2022
When Pianos Dream

Feb 2022
Spring Full Moon Solitude - piano improvisations

May 2020
Strange New World

Apr 2020
Nocturnes - piano improvisations

May 2019
A Full Moon Summer Night's Dream - piano

Jul 2017
Outside In - piano + outside sounds

Aug 2016
Midnight Window Blue - piano

Oct 2015
Through Mirrors We Met

Apr 2014
Retracing My Steps

Oct 2012
Glisten - solo piano

Dec 2010
Chocolate Bossa

Aug 2008
Minute Of The Hour

Jul 2004
Who Cares?

Dec 1995
Déjà Blue

May 1995
4am

May 1990

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